New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-31


A fast FLY ran at Jerome Park yesterday, and
it is reported that there was no intention OF
winning with her. 1t is said that
the owners expect to win the Croton
Handicap and bottled up her speed in
order to defraud the public. Now it is just
that sort of swinding that must stop or the
racing associations will find the Legislature
ANYTHING but lenient next year. Examples
must be made. Swinders must be ruled oil or
the clouds will soon darken for the turf'
When an excited community is hunting
murderer it is not always safe for an innocent
man to come in their way. Some California
citizens in search OF an assassin named Pete
Olsen fell in with q man who 10 their MINDS
assembled the fugitive. Forthwith they pounced
upon him. accusing him OF being Olsen, and as
he resisted arrest they killed him then and there.
turiously enough, when the mistake was dis
covered nobody seems to have Thought OF arrest
ing the men and holding them for murder. Inc
case was generally regretted but it seems to have
been held that nothing was required to be done
about IL.
II the people will give the Democrats majority
in the next LEGISLATURE then the Democrats VIII
have chance to solve the prison problem ana
viii solve IT," So 1.-The Rochester Union Is
foolish enough to assert. few years ago. as
The Union" may may not be aware The
Democrats had n majority In both branches OF
tho legislature. but instead of using it TO solve
tho prison problem they merely used vt TO shlrK
IL. What guarantee is there that II they get
another chance they will not execute another
shirlx ? None Whatever, the chance Will not
be extended them.
A new set OF Bridge trustees must be appointed
IN few DAYS II is TO be hoped that the appoint
ing officials Will succeed in putting a htte more
of the spirit OF progress into the new body Than
characterizes the present board
IL is promised, II the National Guard Is allowed
TO paradc IN Central Park that every enot VIII
ne made by the officers Of the brigade to prevent
dama-e 10 the park either by the soldiers or the
peopIc. and that the regiments win march thither
separately and without music, in order not TO
tract n crowd OF spectators Such precautions
win he futile To keep the crowds away from
the park would be an impossibility. The very
novelty OF q parade there would attract multi
tude and in a few hours damage would certainly
be done TO the grass and shrubbcry that could
NOT be undone In years The people OF New
York do not want their great pleasule-grouhd
turned into u parade-gTound, and II Governor lilu
gives heed TO their wishes he will veto the OBJ
Jcctionablc bill
! r. IL intimated that none OF the present Demo
CRITIC State officials at Albany is to be rcnominated
Then they are all To be congratulated. This Is
| not n Democratic year. The record which Tic
| democrats in the Legislature made on tho crosby
and the yedder bills is a milestone which VIII
drag tho Democratic State ticket down 10 dismal
defeat.
The newspaper readers Of San Francisco are being
| treated lue now to n somewhat bewilderlng eX-
rerience Two Of their daily papers are having
n sort OF business duel. each seeking TO surpiSs
Inc other I'm amount and quality Of news pup
ushcd In looking about for sensational subjects
ono OF the rivals seems to have thought that IL
would be n happy idea To give spfritualism some
thing of n boom: whercupon IL began to report The
seonccs of mediums and the exercises Of the various
s,,t,tuaistic associations. The other Journal was
not to be outdone In enterprise but naturally
too, the reverse side of the subject nnd forthwith
nccon "a publish exposures OF the frauds OF
mediums and generally 10 hurl ridiculc and de-
punciation upon the whole cult. 1t remains TO be
sccn whether this new crusade will result In
solving any of tho problems involved but IL Is
decidedly On odd episode in journalistic tourna-
ment.
10 Governor I'M: Are you going TO make
another politco-acricultural tour of the county
fans this fallp And viii you preach reform Ill
the afstract after vetOng reform In The concrete
| "Ihe Charleston News and Courier" makes
droll mistake which will cause much merrlment
IN the political, legal and clearinghouse orcies
Of the country. The mistake is IN reference 10